Quality of Life Resources: Supporting Individuals with Disabilities

This project identifies and describes various resources aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. It highlights organizations and websites that provide support, information, and opportunities for self-determination and community engagement. The resources cover areas such as youth leadership, decision-making support, friendship and companionship, and access to healthcare services and policies. Examples include Wisconsin Youth First, the Department of Developmental Services in Connecticut, the Arizona Department of Economic Security's Division of Development Disabilities, Friendship Circle International, Parents Helping Parents, and Family Voices. These resources aim to empower individuals with disabilities to lead self-directed lives, participate actively in their communities, and make informed choices, ultimately improving their overall quality of life. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments for students.

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Choices
Wisconsin Youth First
This particular website was created by a group of young with disabilities, in order to
provide information to the youth of the state of Wisconsin so that it could help in youth
leadership and how to get involved in one in a convenient location(Wiyouthfirst.org 2018). It
helps to enhance quality of life as one is enabled to take on leadership challenges by making
the right choices and decisions.
Department of Development Services, State of Connecticut
The mission of the Department of Developmental Services is to join hands with the
individuals with certain disabilities, in order to provide support for making choices and
lifelong planning. This will help to create meaning opportunities for them to participate in the
community as valued members (Services 2018).
The Arizona Department of Economic Security
The mission of Division of Development Disabilities is to give power to the
individuals who have development disabilities which will help them to lead self-directed life,
which will be healthy and meaningful. The Division helps to enrich quality of life by
providing services that enable individuals with opportunities to enjoy their rights and is able
to make independent decisions while being engaged in the community (Des.az.gov 2018).

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Relationship
Friendship Circle International
The aim of this organization is to bring happiness, friendship and companionship to
the lives of the children as well as young adults with special needs. In order to enhance
quality life,its main focus is on celebrating their individualism by developing values of
altruism and compassion in the community in order to bring out the act of responsibility
(Friendship Circle International 2018).
Parents helping parents
This organization works towards helping the children and adults with special needs
get the support and services which are required to attain their potentiality through the
provision of training and resources. This helps them to build stable families and improve care
therefore improving quality of life in relationship terms (Parents Helping Parents 2018).
Family voices
Family Voices is an organization which works at the national level, aiming to provide
a network for families and friends of children and young adults with health care needs and
disabilities. To help improve quality of life in terms of relationships, it promotes partnership
with diverse families in order to improve healthcare services and policies for children
(Familyvoices.org 2018).

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References
Des.az.gov.2018. Developmental Disabilities | Arizona Department of Economic Security.
[online] Available at: https://des.az.gov/services/disabilities/developmental-disabilities
[Accessed 5 Jun. 2018].
Familyvoices.org. 2018. Family Voices. [online] Available at: http://www.familyvoices.org
[Accessed 5 Jun. 2018].
Friendship Circle International. 2018. Friendship Circle International. [online] Available at:
http://www.friendshipcircle.com [Accessed 5 Jun. 2018].
Services, D. 2018. Department of Developmental Services. [online] Ct.gov. Available at:
http://www.ct.gov/dds/site/default.asp [Accessed 5 Jun. 2018].
Special Needs Children |San Jose | Parents Helping Parents. 2018. Special Needs Children |
San Jose | Parents Helping Parents. [online] Available at: http://www.php.com [Accessed 5
Jun. 2018].
Wiyouthfirst.org. 2018. About Us | Wisconsin Youth First. [online] Available at:
http://wiyouthfirst.org/about-us/ [Accessed 5 Jun. 2018].